Testimony presented in court about an attempted escape at the Marion County Jail several months ago revealed that if the mission had been successful, then 40 inmates could have made it out.
That number of inmates running around would have posed a significant danger to the community, stretched law enforcement resources thin and threatened surrounding areas, according to additional statements made in court.
Joshua Blue Douglas Haynes, one of three people accused of either being involved in or knowing about the daring venture, told Circuit Judge Gary Sanders that he wasn t thinking clearly at the time of the July incident.
Haynes, speaking via video link from the Marion County Jail at his sentence hearing on Tuesday, told the judge that law enforcement and State Attorney s Office officials were giving him too much credit for his role in the unsuccessful escape.
Dec. 21, 2020 , 4:55 PM
Tiara Moore strolled along a beach, waves crashing in the background. “Welcome to Black in Marine Science Week,” the University of Washington, Seattle, postdoc declared in a video posted to Twitter late last month. “We’re celebrating Black people in the ocean. Let’s do it!”
The video went viral, receiving roughly 20,000 views and 1000 likes, and set off a week of networking and community building. Black marine scientists introduced themselves on Twitter, convened panel discussions on YouTube, and answered questions on Skype. “Experiencing racism and sexism while doing fieldwork and being isolated in the classroom suck,” one grad student tweeted. “But having Black idols to look up to gives me energy and hope.”
Two sessions of Jackson County District Court were held last week at the Justice Center with Judge Monica Leslie presiding.
A session mainly for traffic cases was held Dec. 7, with a session for other cases Dec. 8.
Results of the sessions are listed below, with information obtained from records on file with the Jackson County Clerk of Court office. Defendants pleaded guilty unless indicated otherwise. In addition to dismissals and infractions, dispositions included:
Dec. 7
Nicholas Church, 44, Atlanta, Ga., driving while impaired â level five, sentence of not less than nor more than 60 days suspended for 12 months and placed on unsupervised probation on condition he pay fine of $100 and costs, obtain substance abuse assessment, surrender driverâs license and perform 24 hours community service.
communities to make sure they are not disproportionately impacted. supervisor campos: we have the example of my neighborhood, which is the 67 line, the only one that goes through the alamein the housing development, and they cut that line in have so if you are a resident now, you have to transfer buses to be able to get to a safe way. so where is the equity in that? those are the kinds of things that we are looking at. one of the things that i noted before about this appointment is the frustration that i had in the fact that this vacancy was open for a while and the appointment was not made until december 1. as you know, we have a new group of supervisors that will be coming in on the eighth of january, and many of them take, for instance, in district 8, supervisor elect weiner many of them ran and were elected on platforms that focus on public transportation. i wonder if you could talk about the kinds of conversations you had with current members of the board of supervis
everyone has strong concerns, and i m very willing to meet with new supervisors. i m very open to hear their comments as well because at the end of the day, their constituents will come to them and complain about the services. yes, i am willing to meet with them. before i turn it over to public comment, one thing i would say about this is i think there has been a disservice to you and to the public in terms of the timing of this appointment because i think if it had been made earlier, that it would have given you an opportunity to do all the things you have been trying to do in a very short time. in my sense, having spoken to you and been very impressed, is that the more people talk to you, the more impressed they will be. with that, why don t we open it up to public comment? i know that there are members of the public who are here to speak on this item. please come forward. you each have two minutes. good afternoon, supervisors. it is a fantastic afternoon in san francis